Granito
Municipality in Northeast, Brazil
Granito Município de Granito | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Location of Granito in Pernambuco | |
07°42′57″S 39°36′54″W / 7.71583°S 39.61500°W / -7.71583; -39.61500 | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Northeast |
State | ![]() |
Founded | March 1, 1890 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Carlos Pereira (PDT, 2013–2016) |
Area | |
• Total | 522 km2 (202 sq mi) |
Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 7,537 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Demonym | Granitense |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Website | granito |
Granito (Granite) is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The population in 2020, according with IBGE was 7,537 inhabitants and the total area is 522 square kilometres (202 sq mi).
Geography
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Exu and Moreilândia (N); Parnamirim (S); Serrita (E); Bodocó (W).
- Area - 521.86 km2
- Elevation - 447 m
- Hydrography - Brigida River
- Vegetation - Caatinga
- Climate - semi arid - (Sertão) hot
- Annual average temperature - 25.4 c
- Distance to Recife - 592 km
Economy
The main economic activities in Granito are based in agribusiness, especially creation of cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys, chickens; and plantations of corn.
Economic Indicators
Population [2] | GDP x(1000 R$).[3] | GDP pc (R$) | PE |
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6.944 | 19.682 | 2.985 | 0.033% |
Economy by Sector 2006
Primary sector | Secondary sector | Service sector |
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16.28% | 7.69% | 76.03% |
Health Indicators
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HDI (2000) | Hospitals (2007) | Hospitals beds (2007) | Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005) |
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0.597 | 1 | 20 | 28.0 |
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Capital: Recife
Agreste Pernambucano
Alto Capibaribe | |
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Brejo Pernambucano | |
Garanhuns | |
Médio Capibaribe | |
Vale do Ipanema | |
Vale do Ipojuca |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Brazil_State_Pernambuco.svg/130px-Brazil_State_Pernambuco.svg.png)
Mata Pernambucana
Mata Meridional Pernambucana | |
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Mata Setentrional Pernambucana | |
Vitoria de Santo Antão |
Metropolitana de Recife
Itamaracá | |
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Recife | |
Porto de Suape | |
Fernando de Noronha |
Sao Francisco Pernambucano
Itaparica | |
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Petrolina |
Sertão Pernambucano
Araripina | |
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Pajeú | |
Salgueiro | |
Sertão do Moxotó |
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